In the spotlight: The many news articles featuring Chan.
BORN Chan Wai Chang in Soochow, China, she ruled the stage here with her daring performances in the roaring 1950s. And in the later years of her life, she became known as a charity queen for her philanthropic work.
That’s Rose Chan, the dancer whose exotic acts of wrestling with a python thrilled audiences everywhere from then New World Park in Swatow Lane, Penang, to the Bukit Bintang amusement park in Kuala Lumpur.
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